târnăcop

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • ternocop — archaic
  • tarnacop, tărnăcop, tărnicop, tărnocop, târnacop, târnacof — regional

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian търнокоп (tǎrnokop), from трън (trǎn, “thorn”) +‎ копая (kopaja, “to dig”). Compare Serbo-Croatian trnokop.

Pronunciation

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Noun

târnăcop n (plural târnăcoape)

  1. pick, pickaxe
  2. mattock

Usage notes

  • Regionally, târnăcopuri is used as the plural form.

Declension

Declension of târnăcop
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative târnăcop târnăcopul târnăcoape târnăcoapele
genitive-dative târnăcop târnăcopului târnăcoape târnăcoapelor
vocative târnăcopule târnăcoapelor

See also

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